Endocrine Abstracts

Obesity is closely associated with PCOS and worsens its metabolic and reproductive characteristics. The aim of this study was to evaluate body composition in different PCOS phenotypes. We evaluated 365 PCOS women (PCOS: 25.05±6.24 kg/m2; 25.48±5.21 years) diagnosed using ESHRE/ASRM criteria and 125 BMI-matched healthy women (Controls: 25.41±5.16 kg/m2; 30.35±5.62 years). PCOS were analyzed through four phenotypes: a (anovulation (ANOV)...

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is rare malignancy associated with limited treatment options and poor prognosis. The aim of this study is to review clinical characteristics and survival of patients with ACC in single centre. We retrospectively analysed 60 patients (37 female and 23 males) with pathologically confirmed ACC who were treated at our institution between January 2005 and December 2014. Staging was performed according to European Network Study of Adrenal Tumours (ENS@...

Introduction: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a malignant neoplasm derived from the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland. Approximately 25% of them are caused by germline mutations of the RET gene, presenting as a part of FMTC, MEN2A or MEN2B syndrome.Design of the study: We analysed 213 consecutive patients with MTC (142 females, 71 males, age 6–78, mean 45 years), treated in a single centre from 2004 to 2014. Direct DNA sequenci...

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) syndrome is an autosomal dominant familial tumor syndrome characterised by varying combinations of endocrine and non-endocrine tumors. Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women, but presence of breast cancer in MEN1 is extremely rare.A 36-year-old patient has been diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism, breast cancer and hyperprolactinemia due to a pituitary macroprolactinoma. Treatment ...

The co-secretion of GHRH and GH has been described previously in a patient with GHRH producing pituitary somatotroph adenoma. Here we present a patient with MEN1 and ectopic secretion of both GHRH and GH from a neuroendocrine lung tumor.A 52-year-old woman was diagnosed in 2009 with two lung tumors, 4 cm right upper lobe tumor, and 2 cm left lower lobe tumor. Owing to a mild coarsening of facial features, acromegaly was suspected. Endocrine studies showe...

Background: Trans-catheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is a method of treatment of unresectable liver metastases from neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) which is effective in the control of symptoms and tumour growth.Aim: To evaluate clinical outcome: radiologic, biologic, symptomatic response and safety of TACE procedure.Method: 31 patients underwent 140 TACE procedures during 2003–2011. Tumour responses were measured by CT ...

Introduction: Women with PCOS have increased risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is a sensitive indicator of liver cell injury. The aim of this study is to determine levels of liver enzymes in normal-weight women with PCOS.Methods: PCOS was diagnosed using ESHRE/ASRM criteria. Normal weight was defined as BMI ≤25 kg/m2. We evaluated 62 normal weight women with PCOS (PCOS group: 20.99±1....

Introduction: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) than healthy women. However, it is still unclear weather this is a consequence of PCOS per se or higher prevalence of obesity in this population. The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of MS in obese women with PCOS.Methods: PCOS was diagnosed using ESHRE/ASRM criteria. Obesity was defined as BMI ≥25 kg/m2. We e...

A 36-years-old male with mild hypertension was diagnosed with pseudocystic tumor (67 mm) in pancreatic region and liver metastasis in April 2010. One month later, the extirpation of retroperitoneal mass and metastasis was performed in local medical centre. Pathohistological diagnosis was metastatic paraganglioma (Ki67, 3.5%). In June 2010, he was transferred to our Institution, and (131) I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy was negative. However ((18) F) fluorodeoxygl...

Introduction: Most patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) present with liver involvement at the time of diagnosis. Trans-catheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is accepted treatment of patients with non-resectable hepatic metastases from NETs.Aim: To analyze objective tumor response and clinical outcome in patients with hepatic metastases from NETs who underwent TACE.Methods: Thirty-one patients underwent 140 TACE procedure...